The Atlanta Gladiators (11-8-1-1, 24 Points) head to the third month of the ECHL season in a tie for third place with the South Carolina Stingrays (10-4-3-1, 24 Points) in the South Division. Both Atlanta and South Carolina trail the Florida Everblades (16-2-1-2, 35 Points) and the Greenville Swamp Rabbits (12-7-2-0, 26 Points). The Orlando Solar Bears (8-10-3-0, 19 Points), Norfolk Admirals (7-13-0-1, 15 Points) and Jacksonville Icemen (4-11-2-1, 11 Points) round out the standings.

The Atlanta Gladiators (7-4-0-1, 15 Points) continued their winning ways last week, running their win streak to four games with a win against Norfolk (5-4), and two against South Carolina (3-2, 2-1). Even more impressive is that all were on the road, and all were decided in OT.

The Atlanta Gladiators (0-4-0-0, 0 Points) opened the 15th anniversary home schedule at the Infinite Energy Arena on Friday, October 20 against the same Florida Everblades (4-0-0-0, 8 Points) club that hung a pair of road losses on Atlanta on the opening weekend of the 2017 ECHL season just a week prior. The Gladiators were looking to even the mark with the Blades on the second weekend of the season, but Florida headed back home with two more wins after Atlanta fell by a 4-2 count on Friday and a 5-1 final on Saturday.

The Atlanta Gladiators open the 2017-2018 campaign with a two-week training camp that will be held at their official practice facility, the Duluth IceForum. The camp starts this weekend, and all on-ice practice sessions held at the IceForum are open to the public at NO COST.

Atlanta lost back-to-back games against Greenville on Saturday and Sunday as part of an 0-3 start to March. Image courtesy Brian Kirk.

The Atlanta Gladiators began March with 4-2 home loss to the South Carolina Stingrays on Friday night which was followed by back-to-back losses to the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in a home-and-home set on Saturday and Sunday. The Gladiators were outscored by the Rabbits 10-2 (6-1, 4-1) in the two game set.

The Atlanta Gladiators begin February in second place in the South Division of the ECHL after posting a 6-7-0-1 mark during January action. The 13 point month improved the Gladiators season total to 53 (25-17-2-1), placing them No. 5 in the 14 team Eastern Conference with 27 games remaining in the regular season.

Derek Nesbitt (17) has 28 points to lead the Gladiators in scoring after 31 games. Image courtesy Atlanta Gladiators/Dale Zanine.

The Atlanta Gladiators begin 2016 in second place in the South Division of the ECHL after posting a 9-3-1 mark in December action. The 19 point month improved the Gladiators season total to 40 (19-10-2), placing them No. 4 in the 14 team Eastern Conference.

The Atlanta Gladiators are tied for third in the five team South Division of the Eastern Conference after two months of the 2015-2016 ECHL season. The Gladiators are in a three-way tie for seventh place in the conference after posting a 10-7-1 (21 points) mark in their first 18 games heading to December.

The Atlanta Gladiators went on the road and swept the Idaho Steelheads in a three-game series to extend their win streak to five games. The Gladiators are now 6-2-1 (13 points) after nine games, good for second in the five-team South Division of the Eastern Conference of the ECHL, the premier “AA” hockey league.

The Atlanta Gladiators traveled to Charleston on Saturday to play the South Carolina Stingrays and then hosted the Greenville Swamp Rabbits at the Infinite Energy Center (formerly The Arena at Gwinnett Center) on Sunday in final preparation for the opening of the club’s 13th season as members of the ECHL.